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Innovations in organic farming showcased at Germany’s Organic Field Days

Phil Sumption reports from the Organic Field Days - the biennial meeting point for the German organic farming sector.

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Agricology Blog

Farmer herds cows down country lane
October 26, 2021
The Prince’s Countryside Fund (PCF) is inviting farm businesses to join our new Farm for the Future programme, which is being delivered both virtually and by local Farm Support Groups in 11 areas across England.
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Ariel view of cell grazing plots
October 19, 2021
Article about interesting research exploring the potential and impacts of cell grazing different sward types.
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Sheep grazing in a field
September 27, 2021
How can the farming industry be efficient, sustainable and proactive, whilst maintaining profitability, regenerating biodiversity and contributing to ambitious carbon Net Zero targets at national and global level? This is, quite literally, the billion dollar question on many farmers’ lips at the moment - and as the sector comes under increasing pressure to evidence its environmental contribution, it’s a question that’s becoming ever more urgent.
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Call on Government to Increase UK Hedgerow Network by 40% by 2050
September 10, 2021
ORC joins the Countryside Charity in seizing the initiative and campaigning for the government to increase UK hedgerows by 40% in line with recent recommendations made by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) 2018 report - 'Land Use: reducing emissions and preparing for climate change.'
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What's the buzz
August 25, 2021
John Crocker shares his experience of allowing his bees to lead a natural life
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Soil biome
July 15, 2021
PhD student is looking for farmers to fill out a survey designed to help understand the potential of rhizobial inoculants.
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Duxford July 2019 arable wheat
June 22, 2021
A joint industry and Research Council funded project looking at how to reintegrate sheep into arable systems for the improvement of soil quality is seeking help from arable farmers.
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Wild flowers. Courtesy of Colin Wilkinson, RSPB. All Rights Reserved
June 1, 2021
As we move towards new land management schemes that will pay farmers for delivering public goods, it is a good time to make whole-farm changes that will lead to pesticides not being relied upon in the way they often are currently.
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Wakelyns agroforestry
May 29, 2021
The fifth cross-European conference on agroforestry, EURAF 2021, was recently held online and attended by several members of the ORC.
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FarmEDagroforestrymap
May 28, 2021
Whether conventional, organic, regenerative, agroecological, or any other flavour of farming, it seems more and more farmers are getting interested in agroforestry.
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Wakelyns agroforestry
March 25, 2021
Interest among UK farmers in planting trees on their land has skyrocketed recently. Only ten years ago a survey indicated that very few farmers know what the term “agroforestry” means. One conducted least year showed that almost all farmers are familiar with it now.
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Soil with earthworm
March 24, 2021
Take part in the the #30minworms survey with Jackie Stroud.
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